1 arrest made during Ventura DUI checkpoints

One DUI arrest was made during two Ventura checkpoints Friday and Saturday, officials said.

Ventura police conducted two checkpoints between 9 p.m. Friday and 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The first location was at Main Street near Dos Caminos Avenue, and the second was at Harbor Boulevard south of Schooner Drive, officials said.

One driver with a reported blood alcohol level twice the legal limit was arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said. Sixteen drivers were cited for driving without a license and four others were cited for driving with a suspended license, officials said.

One person was cited in connection with possession of marijuana inside a vehicle.

Five vehicles were impounded, authorities said.

The checkpoints were funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.